Role of GnRH–GnRH receptor signaling at the maternal-fetal interface
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Objective To investigate the expression and function of GnRH and GnRH receptor (GnRHR) subtypes at the maternal-fetal interface.Design In vitro experiments using freshly isolated human trophoblast cells, decidual stromal cells (DSCs), and immortalized cell lines.Setting University teaching hospital.Patient(s) Placenta-fetal membranes from term deliveries.Intervention(s) Human trophoblast and DSCs were isolated, purified, and cultured.Main outcome measure(s) Expression of GnRH-I, GnRH-II, and GnRHR-I mRNA and protein in human trophoblast cell lines and tissues were evaluated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. The effect of GnRH-I and -II on the production of select cytokines (hCG, interleukin [IL] 8, IL-6, matrix metalloproteinase 3, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, vascular endothelial growth factor, soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1) were measured by ELISA and normalized for protein content.Result(s) GnRH-I, GnRH-II, and GnRHR-I mRNA and protein were identified in trophoblasts and decidua. GnRH-I and -II stimulated hCG production by trophoblast and trophoblast-derived cell lines in a dose-dependent fashion (e.g., 2.8-fold, from 2.5 ± 0.5 to 7.0 ± 0.4 ng/mg protein per 24 h, for 1,000 nmol/L GnRH-I and 2.4-fold, from 2.5 ± 0.5 to 6.1 ± 0.6 ng/mg protein per 24 h, for 1,000 nmol/L GnRH-II) without affecting the production of other cytokines.Conclusion(s) Trophoblasts and decidua express GnRH-I, GnRH-II, and GnRHR-I mRNA and protein. GnRH-I and -II selectively stimulate hCG production by trophoblast cells without altering the production of select cytokines by trophoblasts or decidua. The role of GnRH-GnRHR signaling at the maternal-fetal interface therefore appears to be limited to the regulation of trophoblast hCG production.
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GnRH and GnRHR have been detected in the placenta and decidua of several species.
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- Lee, H. J., Snegovskikh, V. V., Park, J. S., Foyouzi, N., Han, K. T., Hodgson, E. J., Guller, S., & Norwitz, E. R.
- Affiliations
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- Yale University (US)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Norwitz, Errol R.
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- Fertility and Sterility
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- 2010-12
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- 94
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Keywords
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone, GnRH receptor, GnRH-I, GnRH-II, maternal-fetal interface, trophoblast, decidua, human chorionic gonadotropin, cytokines, matrix metalloproteinase-3, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, placenta
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chlorocebus aethiops, Female, Extraembryonic Membranes, Chorionic Gonadotropin, Humans, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, Placenta, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Receptors, LHRH, Trophoblasts, Signal Transduction, Maternal-Fetal Relations, Mice
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